Women, Gender & Law: Opportunities for Graduate Education
Several law schools in the United States now offer joint degree programs that allow
students to obtain a law degree in conjunction with a graduate degree in women and
gender studies. Other laws schools have feminist legal journals or legal clinics that
provide hands-on experience working on a range of issues relating to women and
gender studies, including employment discrimination, family law, reproductive
rights, violence against women, GLBT rights, and immigrant women’s rights. There
are also many feminist legal advocacy clinics where students can gain valuable
experience while at law school or during summers. See also Feminist Law
Professors.
Below are four lists:
1. Joint degree programs in law and women/gender studies
2. Law schools with feminist law journals
3. Law schools with feminist legal clinics
4. Feminist legal advocacy organizations
Note that these lists may not be exhaustive.
For general information about law school admissions, go to the Law School
Admissions Council.
1. Joint Law and Women’s Studies Programs
George Washington University- JD/MA Women’s Studies:
http://www.gwu.edu/~wstu/programs/jointlaw.htm#JDMA
University of Cincinnati- JD/MA Women’s Studies:
http://www.artsci.uc.edu/collegedepts/womens_studies/grad/ma_jd.aspx
University of Florida- JD/MA Women’s Studies:
http://web.wst.ufl.edu/graduate/MAJD.html
University of Arizona- JD/MA Women’s Studies:
http://www.law.arizona.edu/academics/dualdegree.cfm
University of Indiana, Bloomington- JD with a minor in Gender Studies:
http://www.law.indiana.edu/degrees/joint/minor-outside.shtml
American University’s Women and International Law Program—LLM
http://www.wcl.american.edu/gender/wilp/
Pace University Law School and Sarah Lawrence J.D./M.A. in Women’s History:
http://www.slc.edu/graduate/programs/womenshistory/Joint_Degree_Program_with_Pace_Law_School.html
2. Feminist Law Journals
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law
Berkeley Women's Law Journal
Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice
Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law and Social Policy
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law
Cardozo Journal of Gender and Law
Circles: The Buffalo Women’s Journal of Law and Social Policy
Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
DePaul Journal of Women, Gender and the Law
Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law
Harvard Journal of Gender and Law
Hastings Women's Law Journal
Law and Sexuality (Tulane University)
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
Rutgers Women’s Rights Law Reporter
Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies
Texas Journal of Women and the Law (UT Austin)
UCLA Women's Law Journal
Villanova Women’s Law Forum
William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society
Yale Journal of Law and Feminism
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See http://www.designcommunity.com/law/journals.html
3. Women & Gender Rights Clinics at Law Schools
Albany Law School Family Violence Litigation Clinic
American University Women and the Law Clinic
Capital University Law School Family Advocacy Clinic
Columbia Law School Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic
Cornell Law School LGBT Communities Clinic
CUNY International Women’s Human Rights Law Clinic
Emory University Law School Feminism and Legal Theory Project
Fordham Domestic Violence Action Center
Georgetown Law Domestic Violence Clinic
Georgetown Law International Women’s Human Rights Clinic
Golden Gate University Women’s Employment Rights Clinic
Harvard Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Law Clinic
Pace Law School Women’s Justice Center
Suffolk University Battered Women’s Advocacy Program
Tulane Law School Domestic Violence Clinic
University of Buffalo Women, Children & Social Justice Clinic
UCLA School of Law Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy
University of Connecticut Asylum and Human Rights Clinic
University of Michigan Human Trafficking Clinical Program
University of Oregon Domestic Violence Clinic
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4. Feminist Legal Advocacy Organizations
A Better Balance, NYC (work/family balance)
American Association for University Women, DC
Amnesty International Women’s Human Rights Program, NYC
Asian Immigrant Women Advocates, Oakland, CA
ACLU Women’s Rights Project, NYC
Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project, Minneapolis, MN
California Women’s Law Center, Los Angeles, CA
Center for Reproductive Rights, NYC
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, Hartford
Equality Now, NYC
Equal Rights Advocates, San Francisco
Institute for Women’s Policy Research, DC
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, New York
Lambda Legal, NYC
Legal Momentum, NYC
Legal Voice, Seattle, WA
National Advocates for Pregnant Women, NYC
National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA
National Center for Transgender Equality, DC
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, NYC
National Partnership for Women and Families, DC
National Women’s Law Center, Washington DC
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Sylvia Rivera Law Project, NYC (transgender rights)
Tahirih Justice Center, Falls Church, VA
Texas Advocacy Project (domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking)
Wider Opportunities for Women, DC
Women’s Law Center of Maryland, Towson, MD
Women’s Law Project, Philadelphia, PA
See also, links to other social justice organizations
For jobs, see http://www.feminist.org/911/jobs/joblisting.asp
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